Tourism can benefit from the way Cyprus handled the coronavirus pandemic, gaining a head start on other regional holiday destinations. Deputy Minister of Tourism, Savvas Perdios said Eastern Mediterranean countries that were able to get an early grip on the virus are best placed to attract the interest of tour operators. Perdios said, “tour operators
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Despite lockdown measures set to be gradually lifted from next week, Cypriots should still wear a face mask in public, says expert advising the government on the coronavirus crisis. Peter Karayiannis Professor of Microbiology/Molecular Virology at the University of Nicosia recommends that apart from practising social distancing, Cypriots should wear face masks when outdoors, especially
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Solaris Engineering (CY) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with H4E Gasfuel to provide supply and engineering services for the design and construction of a Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) in Cyprus. H4E Gasfuel is part of a consortium of companies including Norway’s Hoegh LNG, which has submitted a proposal for the installation of an FSRU
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Deposits in the Cypriot banking system declined by €452.4 mln in March amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to data released by the Central Bank of Cyprus. It is the third consecutive month that a reduction in deposits has been recorded taking the total balance in March to €47.9 bln. Total deposits in March recorded a
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Venus is currently the second-brightest object in the night sky, outshone only by the moon and highly visible for the stay at home astronomer. On Tuesday night the planet will shine nine times brighter than its brightest planetary competitor, Jupiter, according to www.Space.com. Head of the Cyprus Astronomical Society Chrysanthos Fakas told CNA that Venus will be
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President Nicos Anastasiades met the epidemiological advisory body on Tuesday to discuss a four-phase road map out of the lockdown enforced since mid-March to stem the spread of coronavirus. The epidemiological advisory committee’s proposals will be tabled before the cabinet on Wednesday for final approval. The lifting of restrictions is due to take place gradually
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By Jameel Ahmad, Global Head of Market Research and Currency Strategy at FXTM Investors are keeping their fingers crossed as hope builds up following steps from world governments to gradually loosen lockdown restrictions which will eventually lead to a return of demand for the global economy. This has kept risk appetite kicking so far into
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Cypriot and Greek tour operators want Cyprus and Greece to be treated as a single tourist market in efforts to buffer the devastating impact of the coronavirus outbreak on their tourism. The Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies (HATTA) and the Association of Cyprus Travel Agents (ACTA) will submit a joint proposal to Nicosia
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The UNHCR office in Cyprus is pleased that steps have been taken to improve the living conditions of asylum seekers and hopes other measures will be introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cyprus News Agency interviewed the UNHCR Representative in Cyprus, Katja Saha who visited the Kokkinotrimithia reception centre to talk with asylum seekers
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Cyprus recorded five new COVID-19 infections and another fatality on Monday, taking the total number of cases to 822 while the death toll increased to 15. A total of 20 patients have died after contracting COVID-19 but only 15 of those deaths had coronavirus as the underlying cause. The latest COVID-19 death was a 76-year-old
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